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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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